PWL 4: Sarita keeps UP Dangal in hunt for semis

Greater Noida, January 25: Sarita upset favourite and MP Yodha captain Pooja Dhanda 6-5 to give UP Dangal a much-needed win and stay in contention for the semis in the Pro Wrestling League (PWL) Season 4 at the Gautam Buddha University Indoor Stadium in Noida on Friday (January 25).

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It was Georgi Sakandelidze of Qatar who put the UP team 3-2 ahead in the tie with a dominating 16-1 win over the young Akash Antil of MP Yodha in the 125kg super heavy weight category to give Dangal's the advantage.

After that Sarita, who has shown mark improvement with every bout in the league this season, didn't let Pooja make another of her famous comeback to win the women's 57kg bout and clinch the tie.

#PWL4 @updangal vs @MPYodha: @updangal’s #Georgi dominated through out the fifth bout and thrashed 16-1 #AkashAntil of the @MPYodha. A glimpse at this interesting bout
#ProWrestlingLeague #PWLSeason4 #MatLePanga @InKhabar @NewsX pic.twitter.com/znOPF9EIYp

— Pro Wrestling League (@Official_PWL) January 25, 2019

Jitender put the icing on the cake for UP Dangal completely dominating Vasil Mikhailov in the inconsequential men's 74kg bout to seal the deal 7-2. This win gave UP Dangal 5-2 win over MP Yodha.

Earlier, European champion Haji Aliyev came back from a two-point deficit early in the first round to beat UP Dangal's Pankaj Rana by a huge 18-2 margin to give the debutants a head start.

In the next bout, UP Dangal's Epp Mae of Estonia defeated MP Yodha's Colombian wrestler Andrea Olaya by a pin fall. Epp won the bout 4-0 in the first few seconds of the first round.

#PWL4 @updangal vs @MPYodha: Not a satisfying performance by @poojadhanda0007 but #Sarita was a total stunner today after she thrashed @poojadhanda0007 6-5 in a crucial bout @wrestling @NewsX @Inkhabar #ProWrestlingLeague season 4 @SPN_Action #MatLePanga. A look at all the stats! pic.twitter.com/dSezrvNzqR

— Pro Wrestling League (@Official_PWL) January 25, 2019

Sandeep Tomar made it 2-0 for MP Yodha winning the next bout with a takedown on the counter attck against UP's Rahul 5-1 after an intense tussle in the men's 57kg category.

After encountering a reverse against Pinki in an earlier round, world and European champion Vanesa Kaladzinskaya of UP kept her guard intact in this one and defeated MP's Ritu Phogat 8-3 to bring the Dangal's back in the game.

RESULTS

65kg M: Pankaj Rana (UP Dangal) lost to Haji Aliyev (MP Yodha)

76kg F: Epp Mae (UP Dangal) beat Andrea Olaya (MP Yodha)

57kg M: Rahul (UP Dangal) lost to Sandeep Tomar (MP Yodha)

53kg F: Vanesa Kaladzinskaya (UP Dangal) beat Ritu Phogat (MP Yodha)

125kg M: Georgi Sakandelidze (UP Dangal) beat Akash Antil (MP Yodha)

57kg F: Sarita (UP Dangal) beat Pooja Dhanda (MP Yodha)

74kg M: Jitender (UP Dangal) beat Vasil Mikhailov (MP Yodha)

Source: Press Release